小学英语阅读练习(一)

小学英语阅读练习（一）Passage1 Only One LeftAt a bus stop, a man looks out of the window, and he sees a woman is selling cakes. The man wants to buy a cake. But the women is standing far from the window. It’s raining and the man does not want to go out. At that time, he sees a boy. The boy is standing near the bus.“Come here, boy!” the man says. “do you know how much those cakes are?”“Thirty cents for each,” the boy answers. The man gives the boy sixty cents and asks him to buy two cakes.“One is for me, and one is for you.” He says.After a while, the boy comes back. He is eating a cake. He gives the man thirty cents and says, ”there are only one cake left.”( )1. Who is selling cakes at the bus stop? ____A. A boyB. The manC. A womenD. A girl( )2. What’s the weather like? It’s ____.A.fineB. windyC. snowyD. rainy( )3. Where is the boy standing? The boy is standing ____.A.near the busB. on the busC. near the womanD. in the rain ( )4. How much does one cake cost? It costs ____.A.30 centsB. 60 centsC. 10 centsD. 13 cents( )5. Who eats the cake finally? ____A.The manB. The womanC. The boyD. NobodyPassage2 American Students' EducationAmerican school begins in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for each class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So, many college students work after class to get money for their studies.( )1. When do summer holidays begin in America? They begin in ____.A.FebruaryB. MayC. JulyD. September( )2. How old do most American children go to school? They go to school at the age of ____.A.fiveB. sevenC. eighteenD. seventeen( )3. How old do they finish high school in America? They finish high school at the age of ____.A.about ten years oldB. seventeen or eighteen years oldC. about fifteen years oldD. about twenty years old( )4. What do high school students do after class? They ____ after class.A.do houseworkB. go to workC. play baseballD. do interestingthings( )5. After high school, many students go to ____.A.workB. shopC. collegeD. study abroadPassage3 Why don't you want to go to school?One early morning, a mother went into the bedroom to wake up her son. "Wake up, son. It's time to go to school!""But why, Mon? I don't want to go.""Give me two reasons why you don't want to go.""Well, the kids dislike me for one, and the teachers dislike me, too." "Oh, that's no reason for not going to school. Come on and get ready." "Give me two reasons why I should go to school.""Well, for one, you must work hard. And for another, you're the principal!"T or F( )1. One morning a mother went into school to wake up her son. ( )2. The son does not want to go to school.( )3. The kids and the teachers like the man very much.( )4. The son must work hard.( )5. The son is a lazy student.Passage4 A big surpriseOne Saturday morning, the Greens go to the park. They have ahappy day there. In the late afternoon, they go home by bus. They get home very late.Mr. Green takes out the key and opens the front door. On the way to their bedroom, Mrs. Green whispers, "Listen, Jack! I can hear someone in the bedroom." They all stop at once and stand quietly outside the bedroom door. They can hear some voices."Y ou're right," Mr. Green says in a low voice. "There are two men in it. They are talking." Their children are afraid. They hide behind their mother. Mr. Green shouts," who is there?"But no one answers. Mr. Green pushes the door quickly and turns on the light at the same time. The room is bright at once. But there is no one in it. The room is empty.Then Mr. Green finds something and laughs. The radio is on! Two men are having a talk show. "I left home in a hurry this morning, so I forget to turn it off." Mr. Green says. The Greens smile at each other.( )1. Where do the Greens go one Saturday morning? The Greens go to the ____.A.parkB. schoolC. museumD. garden( )2. How do the Greens go home in the late afternoon? They go home ____.A.by busB. by shipC. on footD. by car( )3. What are the two men doing in the bedroom? They are ____. A.eating B. drinking C. talking D. playing( )4. Finally they find the room is ____.A.emptyB. full of peopleC. brightD. A and C( )5. What does Mr. Green do when no one answers? He pushes the door and turns ____ the light.A.onB. offC. downD. up。